diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/commands/showSource.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/commands/showSource.ts
index fb28397440b..d61a3211e8c 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/commands/showSource.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/commands/showSource.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ export class ShowSourceCommand implements Command {
 	) { }
 
 	public execute() {
-		const { activePreviewResource, activePreviewSourceViewColumn } = this.previewManager;
-		if (activePreviewResource && activePreviewSourceViewColumn) {
+		const { activePreviewResource, activePreviewResourceColumn } = this.previewManager;
+		if (activePreviewResource && activePreviewResourceColumn) {
 			return vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(activePreviewResource).then(document => {
-				vscode.window.showTextDocument(document, activePreviewSourceViewColumn);
+				vscode.window.showTextDocument(document, activePreviewResourceColumn);
 			});
 		}
 		return undefined;
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
index 596c86e81b7..8822b8d4a61 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/preview.ts
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ export class MarkdownPreview extends Disposable {
 		const resource = vscode.Uri.parse(state.resource);
 		const locked = state.locked;
 		const line = state.line;
-		const sourceViewColumn = state.sourceViewColumn;
+		const resourceColumn = state.resourceColumn;
 
 		const preview = new MarkdownPreview(
 			webview,
 			resource,
 			locked,
-			sourceViewColumn,
+			resourceColumn,
 			contentProvider,
 			previewConfigurations,
 			logger,
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class MarkdownPreview extends Disposable {
 		webview: vscode.WebviewPanel,
 		resource: vscode.Uri,
 		locked: boolean,
-		private readonly _sourceViewColumn: vscode.ViewColumn,
+		private readonly _resourceColumn: vscode.ViewColumn,
 		private readonly _contentProvider: MarkdownContentProvider,
 		private readonly _previewConfigurations: MarkdownPreviewConfigurationManager,
 		private readonly _logger: Logger,
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ export class MarkdownPreview extends Disposable {
 		return this._resource;
 	}
 
-	public get sourceViewColumn(): vscode.ViewColumn {
-		return this._sourceViewColumn;
+	public get resourceColumn(): vscode.ViewColumn {
+		return this._resourceColumn;
 	}
 
 	public get state() {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ export class MarkdownPreview extends Disposable {
 			resource: this.resource.toString(),
 			locked: this._locked,
 			line: this.line,
-			sourceViewColumn: this.sourceViewColumn,
+			resourceColumn: this.resourceColumn,
 			imageInfo: this.imageInfo
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/previewManager.ts b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/previewManager.ts
index db09c2aaa11..3fc8106908b 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/previewManager.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown-language-features/src/features/previewManager.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ export class MarkdownPreviewManager extends Disposable implements vscode.Webview
 		return this._activePreview && this._activePreview.resource;
 	}
 
-	public get activePreviewSourceViewColumn() {
-		return this._activePreview && this._activePreview.sourceViewColumn;
+	public get activePreviewResourceColumn() {
+		return this._activePreview && this._activePreview.resourceColumn;
 	}
 
 	public toggleLock() {